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Trae Young gave out his phone number to fans during his HORSE loss to Chauncey Billups on Sunday.
ESPN showed the phone number (404/737-4344) in a graphic during the contest and Young said he's trying to stay connected to his fans during the quarantine. "I'm excited about it, being able to stay in contact with everybody through this way. I'm gonna post my number and you all text me and we'll be able to stay in contact." Pretty cool move by Young and it will be interesting to see how many of his fans actually get texts back from Young over the next few weeks. He lost his HORSE matchup with Chauncey Billups, who will be joined by Mike Conley, Zach LaVine and Allie Quigley, who defeated Chris Paul, in the Final Four, to be televised on April 16 at 9 p.m.
White sox claimed INF Vinny Capra off waivers from the Brewers.
Capra went 5-for-54 before being designated for assignment by the Brewers. The White Sox will give the 28-year-old infielder a look, but fantasy managers should not do the same.
Drake Baldwin drove in a run while going 3-for-4 against the Nationals on Thursday.
Got to love the Drake. Baldwin singled up the middle to make it 3-0 in the fifth inning. The three knocks ups his average to .360 on the season, and his .573 slugging percentage shows he’s not just dinking and dunking the baseball. Baldwin’s a tough play in fantasy because of Sean Murphy, but the offensive upside is considerable.
CJ Abrams went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored and a stolen base in a loss to Atlanta on Thursday.
Abrams hit his second homer of the series against Atlanta, and this one had an exit velocity of 100.7 mph off David Lee. The 24-year-old also scored on an error from Austin Riley. Abrams is now hitting an outstanding .317/.379/.548 with six homers and nine stolen bases over the first 45 games of 2025.
Raisel Iglesias worked a scoreless ninth to get a save against the Nationals on Thuesday.
AJ Smith-Shawver held the Nationals to two hits and one unearned run to pick up a win in a 5-2 victory for Atlanta on Thursday.
Smith-Shawver was outstanding Thursday afternoon, as he generated six strikeouts that came from a whopping 17 swings and misses from his 86 pitches. He blanked the Nats for the first five, but an error from Austin Riley allowed a run to score in the sixth. It’s yet another impressive outing for Smith-Shawver in the month of May, and he’s allowed just one earned run in the month over 19 2/3 innings, giving him a 0.47 ERA in that timeframe. He should be in fantasy lineups for a rematch with the Nationals on Wednesday.
Trevor Williams gave up four runs — three earned — in 4 1/3 innings while picking up a loss Thursday to Atlanta.
Williams gave up just one run in the first four frames, but he struggled in the fifth with three runs coming across in that inning; one of them charged to him after he had left the gam. The 33-year-old hasn’t come close to replicating his success in 2024 and this is the fourth straight start he’s allowed four or more runs. Williams will try and lower his 5.51 ERA in a rematch with Atlanta next week.